Sen. Sam Bell
Total votes
3,007
all sessions
Attendance
100%
15 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
90%
of cast votes
Lower than 98% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
5%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 88% of chamber peers
Sponsored
614
bills & resolutions
Lower than 92% of chamber peers
Committees
1
assignment
3,007 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
2,692
voted in favor
Nay
300
voted against
Absent
15
missed votes
Total cast
3,007
across all sessions
Crossed party
295
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 2492
AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE LICENSES (Authorizes manufacturer-breweries to sell up to three (3) drinks on premises per visitor per day, where a drink is defined as up to sixteen ounces (16 oz.).)
Yea
Passed
36–0
May 12, 2022
SB 2601
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES (Establishes review requirements for request for proposals by chief purchasing officer with duty to ensure no conflicts or appearance of conflicts of interest exist between members of technology evaluation committee/state.)
Yea
Passed
37–0
May 12, 2022
SB 2822
AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- PERMANENT JOINT COMMITTEE ON NAMING ALL NEW BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, EDIFICES AND OTHER STATE CONSTRUCTIONS (Creates a name for the Rhode Island Convention Center Boardroom as the James P. McCarvill Boardroom.)
Yea
Passed
36–0
May 12, 2022
SB 2249
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- TRANSFER OF VEHICLES (Extends from twenty (20) days to thirty (30) days, the period of time that a newly purchased motor vehicle may be temporarily operated, using the purchaser's current licenses plates.)
Yea
Passed
37–0
May 12, 2022
SB 2425
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- FALSE REPRESENTATION OF MILITARY STATUS (Creates the crime of stolen valor, for falsely representing himself or herself as a member of the military or armed forces, which is punishable by imprisonment of not more than one year, a fine of one thousand dollars ($1,000), or both.)
Yea
Passed
37–0
May 12, 2022
SB 2482
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of the Old and Ancient Rowers Society of Rhode Island located in North Kingstown.) Against party
Nay
Passed
34–2
May 10, 2022
SB 2897
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES -- TOWN OF NEW SHOREHAM -- REVALUATION (Grants the town of New Shoreham a one-year extension to complete the revaluation due in 2022. The revaluation would be based on valuations as of December 31, 2022.)
Yea
Passed
36–0
May 10, 2022
SB 2490
AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Amends the hours of operation for Class A liquor license holders in Pawtucket.)
Yea
Passed
36–0
May 10, 2022
SB 2878
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES--EAST PROVIDENCE REVALUATION (Extends the current revaluation date in the city of East Providence from December 31, 2021 to December 31, 2022.)
Yea
Passed
36–0
May 10, 2022
SB 2875
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES--TOWN OF JOHNSTON REVALUATION (Grants the town of Johnston a one year extension to complete the revaluation due in 2022. The revaluation would be based on valuations as of December 31, 2022.)
Yea
Passed
36–0
May 10, 2022
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